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Log action buttons are described in

Table 4-2

Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications

In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the

E-Mail menu, shown below:

Figure 4-6:

Email menu

Table 4-2.

Log action buttons

Field

Description

Refresh

Click this button to refresh the log screen.

Clear Log

Click this button to clear the log entries.

Send Log

Click this button to E-mail the log immediately.

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Turn e-mail notification on

Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router.

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Your outgoing mail server

Enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You

may be able to find this information in the configuration menu of your e-mail program. If you

leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.

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Send to this e-mail address

Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This e-mail address will also be used

as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via

e-mail.

You can specify that logs are automatically sent to the specified e-mail address with these options:

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Send alert immediately

Check this box if you would like immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site.

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Send logs according to this schedule

Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.

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Day for sending log

Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or

daily.

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Time for sending log

Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly.

If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected and the log fills up before the specified

period, the log is automatically e-mailed to the specified e-mail address. After the log is sent,

the log is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot e-mail the log file, the log

buffer may fill up. In this case, the router overwrites the log and discards its contents.

The wireless router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and date

from one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet. In order to localize the time for your

log entries, you must specify your Time Zone:

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Time Zone

Select your local time zone. This setting will be used for the blocking schedule and for

time-stamping log entries.

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Daylight Savings Time

Check this box if your time zone is currently under daylight savings time.

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Chapter 5

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 54 Mbps Wireless Router

WGR614v7. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main

Menu of the browser interface.

Viewing Wireless Router Status Information

The Router Status menu provides status and usage information. From the Main Menu of the

browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select Router Status to view the System Status

screen, shown below.

Figure 5-1:

Router Status screen

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This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 5-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Account Name

This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.

Firmware Version

This field displays the router firmware version.

Internet Port

These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the

Internet (WAN) port of the router.

IP Address

This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port

of the router. If no address is shown, the router cannot connect to the

Internet.

DHCP

If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the

WAN.

If set to Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address

dynamically from the ISP.

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)

port of the router.

DNS

This field displays the Domain Name Server addresses being used by

the router.

LAN Port

These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the

LAN port of the router.

IP Address

This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of

the router. The default is 192.168.1.1

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)

port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0

DHCP

Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN

attached devices.

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Click on the “Connection Status” button to display the connection status, as shown below.

Figure 5-2:

Connection Status screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Wireless Port

These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the

Wireless port of the router.

Name (SSID)

This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.

Region

This field displays the geographic region where the router being used. It

may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of

the world.

Channel

Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. See

“Wireless

Channels” on page D-7

for the frequencies used on each channel.

Table 5-2:

Connection Status Items

Item

Description

IP Address

The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the router.

Subnet Mask

The WAN (Internet) Subnet Mask assigned to the router.

Table 5-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

(continued)

Field

Description